galpy.potential.Potential.flattening¶
- Potential.flattening(R, z, t=0.0)[source]¶
NAME:
flattening
PURPOSE:
calculate the potential flattening, defined as sqrt(fabs(z/R F_R/F_z))
INPUT:
R - Galactocentric radius (can be Quantity)
z - height (can be Quantity)
t - time (optional; can be Quantity)
OUTPUT:
flattening
HISTORY:
2012-09-13 - Written - Bovy (IAS)